With a roar from Carlotta, she pulled her gun in reality, aiming it straight ahead...
"I'm raising the stakes for glory! Go to hell, you wretched bastard...!"
BANG—! BANG—! BANG—!
It wasn't until Carlotta had completely emptied her magazine that she finally stopped, panting heavily.
Yet, the screen in the sky remained completely undamaged. Seeing this, Zani had no choice but to play the part of the understanding subordinate and best friend once more, speaking words of comfort to soothe Carlotta's anger.
Meanwhile, the members of the chat group were once again utterly dumbfounded by the sheer absurdity of it all.
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〜Exposure Chat Group〜
[ A certain Guy from Huanglong: "Oh my god… how can anyone answer such an outrageous question correctly?!" ]
[ King of Pufferfish: "It is not that I failed in battle... it is not my fault! It is simply because this question was far too devious!" ⦍ConfidentJinhsi.jpeg⦎]
[ Impermanence Heron: "Jie jie jie! Give it a rest, will you? With your way of answering questions... it seems even if you were given an IQ, it would still be extremely limited!" ⦍DisgustedJinhsi.jpeg⦎]
[ Iuno: "Dammit, this kind of Q&A is far too much of a joke. What about the third and fourth questions, then?" ]
Having just regained her senses a little, Iuno woke up only to witness this very scene. It had to be said that as the one who had just received a punishment... she was left utterly shell-shocked, though this time it was purely mental.
It was safe to say that, aside from Carlotta, the most miserable person at this moment was undoubtedly Iuno.
[ The answers to the third and fourth Q&As will be revealed in future exposures. ]
[ As the subject of the two video exposures just now, congratulations to Carlotta for objectively obtaining an exclusive ⦍✦✦✦✦✦⦎ Gold treasure chest. ]
[ Item: Exclusive ⦍✦✦✦✦✦⦎ Gold treasure chest. ]
[ Item Level: ✦✦✦✦ Gold Tier. ]
[ Acquisition Method: Obtained by chance as the subject of an exposure. ]
[ Item Effect: The items opened may not necessarily be heaven-defying, but they will definitely be exclusive ✦✦✦✦ gold-level items for you. ]
[ A certain Guy from Huanglong: "????? What the actual f—? A Gold Treasure Chest... and it's a guaranteed Gold-tier item, and exclusive at that?!" ]
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" In Between "
The people who were originally laughing loudly at Carlotta, after seeing that Carlotta not only obtained a treasure chest, but also an exclusive gold treasure chest…
Everyone expressed… that at this moment, they were genuinely envious.
Although there was a phrase "may not necessarily be heaven-defying" placed before it, people at this moment were not very clear about the concept of "heaven-defying."
All they knew was that it guaranteed a Gold-tier item—and who wouldn't want a Gold-tier item like the one Jinhsi had opened before?
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[ Carlotta: "Damned bastard, to think you could dismiss me with a mere Golden Treasure Chest!" ]
Of course, as Carlotta, the protagonist of our story, after the initial shock… she immediately said such a sentence with a bit of tsundere.
[ Cantarella: "Oh? Is our Montelli little potato going to refuse this treasure chest? ⦍TeasingJinhsi.jpeg⦎" ]
[ Carlotta: "This is what I deserve, why should I give it up... You big jellyfish, just you wait until I open my exclusive item." ]
[ Carlotta: "I might not be able to do anything to the Chat Group, but do you think I can't handle you?" ]
.....
[ After saying it with a bit of a huff, Carlotta didn't hesitate at all.
She immediately obtained this exclusive treasure chest and then opened it directly at the first opportunity.
This time, there were no other colors on the screen during the opening animation; from the very beginning, a golden beam of light descended from the heavens. ]
[ .....]
[ Ding! Congratulations to Carlotta for objectively opening an exclusive item in the exclusive golden treasure chest—Substitute Potato Mine. ]
[ Item: Substitute Potato Mine (Carlotta Exclusive). ]
[ Item Level: ✦✦✦✦ Gold. ]
[ Item Effect: A Substitute Potato Mine bomb that only Carlotta can activate. ]
[ Once activated, whenever Carlotta encounters fatal danger, this Potato Mine will take effect to block the fatal blow for her, leaving a touch-sensitive exploding Potato Mine in her place! ]
[ The blast is powerful enough to destroy half of the Raguna City-State, while Carlotta can choose to respawn at any location she has previously visited. ]
[ Cooldown: Twenty-five hours. ]
[ Cantarella: "Pfft~ This is really… a reward exclusive to Carlotta. ⦍LaughingJinhsi.jpeg⦎" ]
[ Carlotta: "I... I... I... This is just too much! Waaah~ ⦍IsAboutToCryJinhsi.jpeg⦎" ]
[ Little Drifter: "Oh… she has been bullied silly. ⦍FrowningJinhsi.jpeg⦎" ]
[ Carlotta: "But an item like this is actually still incredibly broken!" ]
[ Jiyan: "Indeed. First of all, it essentially grants an extra life every day, not to mention it functions as an unlimited-distance teleportation, coupled with a highly destructive bomb." ]
In truth, what Jiyan was thinking was that if every member of the Midnight Rangers possessed such an item, they wouldn't even flinch when facing the Tempest Mephis!
[ Augusta: "Though it doesn't directly increase one's combat power, it is indeed an absolute god-tier tool for survival!" ]
[ Jinhsi: "Being able to freely choose any place one has visited as a respawn point already puts her in an invincible position by default." ]
[ Phrolova: "It seems much more impressive than a certain someone's ability." ]
[ Scars: "Tch! They clearly have their own strengths, okay? Hers can only be used once a day... while mine can be used whenever I want." ]
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" In Between "
Although he said so, he knew his own situation…
An unlimited-distance teleportation combined with a logic-defying substitute death—to say Scar wasn't envious would be an outright lie.
Of course, this was also because he couldn't empathize with Carlotta, and thus couldn't comprehend the mental damage the 'Potato Mine' caused her
Only in the future, when he received his own exclusive reward, would he truly experience... the pain Carlotta was feeling at this very moment.
( Translator-kun: You will. and not only the pain but how they will see you as... )
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[ Ding! Next, we will officially enter the exposure event. ]
[ Everything... must start with the man who resolved to save this world... ]
[ "No external injuries, breathing... normal. Heartbeat... should be fast... right?"
Accompanied by a gentle female voice, the Rover, Yangyang, and Chixia... quickly came into everyone's view. ]
[ .....]
〜Exposure Chat Group〜
[ Chixia: "Ah. Isn't that from just now... ⦍BewilderedJinhsi.jpeg⦎" ]
[ Yangyang: "This is... why would footage of us appear?" ]
[ Changli: "Oh? It seems you have already met that Rover. Where are you now?" ]
[ Chixia: "We're almost there! The place where we said we'd meet with Baizhi! After we meet up, we'll immediately return to Jinzhou… will it be alright to report to you then, Lord Changli?" ]
[ Changli: "Hmm. You all pay attention to safety." ]
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